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Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: They know all of it. That is the background. However, this is now a developed country. We will have to take up what has just happened with the Ceann Comhairle. It is not acceptable to be called those names within this Chamber. I am also here a long time.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: A point of order is normally taken and the person who made the charges is asked to withdraw them. I do not know whether the Acting Chairman, Deputy Connolly, intends to do so, but it should certainly be done. We have brought forward the motion in good faith. We want to see a focus on child poverty now that we have recovered financially from the economic crash. Most people did not expect...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have brought forward the motion, whether some people like it, and are happy that many in the House have stated they support it. Its most important element is probably we want child poverty to be measured. We want timeframes and quarterly reports to ensure we will gradually move toward a situation where the incidence of consistent poverty will be steadily reduced. I have to give credit...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: They chose the path of personal abuse, rather than the path of responsibility that we all, as elected representatives, have to follow to address the issues that concern citizens, the most crucial of which is ensuring all children will have the opportunity to be the best they can be.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the clarification on this legislation, which implements the recommendation of the commission. Such recommendations are normally accepted. There are questions around the Bill, particularly in respect of the impact of Brexit. The fact that the boundary changes are fairly minimal, only affecting Laois and Offaly, will be welcome. There was a time when the people of Clare were quite...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----to make space for other people? I hope they will not try to hold on to the seats. There are a lot of big questions in this regard. The question of the principle of equal treatment was brought up by the previous speakers. If the two people who do not take their seats are those elected to the two extra seats, which would be one person in the Dublin constituency and one in the South...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Funding (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide funding in 2019 to the United Nations Population Fund supplies (details supplied) in view of the global contraceptive funding gap, Ireland's commitment to the 2030 agenda and the sustainable development goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Funding (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount he plans to allocate in core funding to the United Nations Population Fund in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to allocate additional funding to Limerick City and County Council to tackle litter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Websites (6 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish circulars issued on the website circulars.gov.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Waste (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 585. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to proposals to consider the establishment of a geological disposal facility and-or nuclear waste disposal facility in the Newry, Mourne and Down area; if he has been notified and consulted by the UK authorities on this matter of concern to Border communities; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 687. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review of the community services programme is taking place; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6330/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will we have an opportunity to raise other Brexit issues at another meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am referring to some other meeting. Certain other issues are not provided for in the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: To follow Deputy Byrne's question on the longer-term timeframe, what certainty do we have of what will happen? What discussions has the Minister had on what will happen? Presumably there will be a transition period, but whatever form Brexit takes, we must look to the longer term in relation to the long-established patterns of students from Ireland travelling to Britain for higher education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will watch that space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question was similar to Deputy Thomas Byrne's.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department circulated the House of Lords report which seemed to indicate that the British Government was going to underwrite some Erasmus+ programmes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Minister of State clarify whether Irish programmes will be protected up until the same date and that there will not be programmes funded through Britain but which involve Irish and British students?